Palettes / Colors / #79D87F

#79D87F — Light Green

#79D87F is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightgreen (#90EE90) — not an exact match. CSS lightgreen gives you #90EE90, a different color; use #79D87F when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#79D87F is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D879D2; it also sits naturally between #A2D879 and #79D8AF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 85% · Blue 50%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 41% · Key 15%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #79D87F

.text { color: #79D87F; }
.background { background-color: #79D87F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #79D87F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 216, 127); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(124, 55%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #79D87F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 216, 127, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #79D87F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 216, 127, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#79D87F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#79D87F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D879D2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #79D87F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #79D87F

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #79D87F looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #79D87F rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #79D87E  ·  #79D880 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #79D87F?

#79D87F is Light Green, a green color (RGB 121, 216, 127). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #79D87F?

#79D87F is RGB 121, 216, 127 — HSL 124°, 55%, 66% — CMYK 44%, 0%, 41%, 15%.

What colors go with #79D87F?

Its complement is #D879D2; analogous partners are #A2D879 and #79D8AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #79D87F for text?

Black text on #79D87F has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.